Meat tenderizer and cutter



Dec. 24, 1935. J. C, GONSER 2,025,505

MEAT TENDERIZER AND'CUTTER Filed March 5, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Dec. 24, 1935. J. C, GQNSER 2,025,505\

MEAT TENDERIZER AND CUTTER Filed March 5, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L/B/zn Garnelen*I INVENTOR ATTORNEY i t1 UNI-TED lstarts Patented Dec. 24, 1935` mi"wif MEAT 'rENDEmzER-'AND CUT-TER 1 "John Gonser,`Webbervil le,

- 'Appucationlvrareha1934,seria.1No.'z14,15z f 'y comme (c1. rues), i

' This invention relates-to-improvements in ma- 4 chines termed f meat tenderizers .constructed 'to crush portions of meat whereby the meat is rendered in-better conditionto beeaten,` and all the.. y juices yare saved, and the' meat more or-less cut .I and divided. v

. The object of thisinvention is the'production of an apparatus of the character stated having parts of special construction and arrangement by means of which it is believed the meat is more quickly and thoroughly acted upon without adding to the amount'of labor customarily called for parts assembled, .the top or lidof the outer casing i beingomitted. J n

` Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view (along the line 2 -2 of Fig.l 3) of the'casingthrough the bearings lof the revoluble shaft,- showingthe strippersin position between the Vpairs of crushing gears.

Fig-3 is a vertical cross. section A(alongthe line... `3 3 of; Fig.1) of the outer casing showing the" revoluble members therein :with the crushing 'gears thereon,l and the'sprng controlled strip`A pers in combination therewith.

y Fig..4 is a perspective view of a' port/ion .of thev revoluble shaft showing the crushing'gears, the star shaped cutters, .and the spacers splinedV thereon.

= Fig. 5iis a flat side viewofone of the cutter I members.

Throughout Vthe drawings and description the l 1 same number isused to refer to the same part.

Considering the drawings, the lower portion of the outer casing I supports a revoluble shaft 2 having an end 3 prepared to engage a crank or hand wheel not shown. Parallel with the shaft 2 is second shaft 4 which will be further described. The left hand end of the shaft 2 is connected by a coupling 5 with the end of an operating shaft, and the end 6 of shaft 2 and the end 'I of the operating shaft are usually serrated to insure a rm connection during the operation. On4 the shaft 2 are pairs of crushing gears 8 separated by spacers 9 and having between them the cutter 5o members III, usually, but not essentially star forth in Fig. l'is a,l hand wheel 'I4 secured to the shaft 4 and by which that shaft, normally Ysta.- tionary, may be turned. Itwill be noted that `the opposite Vend's 'of the shaft 4 are `opposit'ely threaded, those ends being marked I5 and I 6. 5

On the shaft 4 arearrangedpairs of' crushing gears I8 carried by a mandrel I1 revoluble upon Vthe shaft 4, and constituting the second; revoluble member .mentionedf in this explanation. The gears I8 have cutters I9 between them and the 10 pairs of gears are spaced by spacers 20, all as previously described for theshaftv 2. "he series of gears, cutters and spacers are clamped :n the mandrel by nuts 2I and 22, and secured thereto by the spline 23 by` which connection the gears 15 'the Vinterior of the casing and its effect is to press 20r the bearing inia Vdirection away Afrom the revoluble shaft 2 The vcasing hasLa ledge or shoulder 28 against whichthe spring 21 presses .whenin po sition. Each of the bearing-,blocks 24 and25has an inclined surface portion such as the incline 29 25 o f bearing :24, `and the Vinterior of theca'sing has fa" corresponding incline `30 vin contact with the incline of the bearing block. The bearings engage the'oppositely threaded ends I5 and `IIi `of the shaft 4passing axially through themandrel I1 30 and uponwhich the mandrel is revolubleL` In Figs.

1 and 2 there'will be observed the left and right cup-'shaped members a and b.A Thosevmembers are vattached at' the topjto theouter' casingy I, as

shown in' Fig. 2, and they are open at the bottom. 35

' Ih'e function of` the cup-shaped members is to protect the threaded end of the shaft 4 from acci- 4dental blows by careless operatives, and from deposited material, and the right handV cupshaped member b has an opening b for the pas- 40" of the said opening. The opening b is of such 45 f extent as to permit the sidewise movements of the shaft 4 towards or from the felloe and parallel shaft 2.

The pivot pins 3I and 32 shown in Fig. 1 secure the top of the casing pivotaliy. 'I'he top 50 is cut away in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 2, the pivotscrews 33 and 34 pivotally connect the stripper arbor 35 with the casing, and the strippers 36 are shown'in Fig. 2 extending between the pairs of crushing gears from whichy abuses t shown in Fig'.v 2 andtheir keep the long and usually pointed This invention is not limited to any special of thecasinz may be made with sn outlet mouth se, and inslaan portion i may be clouds: the topbythe lid It pivotally secured as explained the introduction o! the meat. 'Do keep thecover II closed, a thumb screw mitV Il enaas'es a v'ertigears t having interposed cutter members and spacers. the cutterl members o! one revoluble "I member extending between the pairs oi' crushing scarno! the other membery and' towards the desinedeleansiulprouesses.`

Vby the pivot pins Il and n, andthe lid or cover Il may be mede with a' receivina mouth i'or table ortoanysdectedleceptaeie. 'thematto be treated is. introduced by way of the inlet anymeat :moes may descend and sessant.- a'auitable dish carine.A

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ji.'lhameattendenaer,asupportinz between the ot eachpair oi' arranged the said pairs oi lears'to spacethepair's apart, a'stationary are `normally pressed away `fromv Vvseid revoluble shaft, the said-bearings and thecasin having exmazingfl inclined portions whereby when said stationary yshui't is turned said bearings move the j stationaryl shaftparallel with respect lto said rev# olublevsha'ft, andarrev'oluble mandrel on said .ststionaiy'shait the mandrel being provided withpa'irsoi crushing gears with. interposed "cutter members and spacers, and the said cutter members carried by.. either shaft being conf structed and arranged to extend between the the joined by the coil sprinss 31. There are two Sprint as dlai't Imported mtatively therein; 'pairs er orushinabytheahartmutter mems. ni'a meat tendu-im, s mvportlns canins., Y

parallel reyoiuble members. parallel revoluble members supported by the casina, each oisaid members havin: thereon and attached thereto pairs of mini Bears, each pair of ears having an interposed cutter member, and spacers arrsnled to separate said pairs Vo! gears, the said cutter members on one revoluble member lex- Htending between said Apairs, oigears carried by the other revoluble member andito the Vspacers thereof. l l

l 3. In a meat tender-leer, a supporting casing, parallel revoluble members supported by the casini, one oi said members being adjustable towards or trom the other member, each of said Y members being providedwith spaced crushins vspinners thereomand means 'ior'moving one-revoluble memberwith' .respect to the other.

.4. In ameat tendertnens supporting casing.

parallel vrevolubie members 'borne by the easing,

said members being provldedfwith-pairs otcrush- .OQ Ina a paralisi revoluble members casina and provided withv means for redwins mest, `one oi saidrevoluble members having axiallythrough itaa` stationary shaft constructed with oppositelyfthreadedaends. andbearinas engazing said threaded endsfsaid bearinzs having springs arranged tb act upon the interior of the casing, the saidbearings-and'casinz havinginclined portionsj arranged in contact whereby when said axial stationary shaft is turned the saidk bearings vmay be separated to move the axf ialshait towards the other revoluble member and when said axialshaitis oppositely turnedV said bearings approach each other andV said rev- .oluble members separate, the saidsprlngs being adapted to assist the approachot said t ,101m` C. GoNsnn. 

